And then, time passed anyway

A few things have been in the works over here. Let's see... basically I clicked "publish" on the previous post. Then I got kidney stones and was sick for two awful weeks. Then I was offered a wonderful job opportunity in Atlanta, which was fine except that we lived in Texas. So? We moved. It was an enormous effort, the packing, the planning, the driving, the landing somewhere and deciding to make it our home. All with a toddler and a four year old. You know, moving.

So we moved, and as soon as we were somewhat settled, I picked back up working on the book.

I think we've settled on a title: She was a Super Princess. We bounced around a dozen different titles... we wanted something that was fairly direct without being too awfully sad. I think this works, but we're totally open to feedback at this stage.

The illustrations are almost finished. I used watercolor and india ink on bristol board. Then I scanned all of the images and used my beloved Waccom tablet and pen to scratch swirls and little drawings into the designs. They aren't 100% there yet, but it's been rewarding to watch it develop into so much more than what the sketches conveyed.


If you're curious, you can view a PDF of the entire first draft by clicking here. But I've edited it quite a bit since then, and last week I received feedback from Sheye that I think will make it a thousand times better. She is an incredible soul and a great writer, and I hope someday when things aren't so raw she write a book.

Second revision will be up soon. Comments and feedback are welcome in the meantime!